Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.findmydine.co.uk

1. What personal data we collect and why we collect it

1.1 Information provided by you

We collect information about you (such as your name, address and e-mail address) when you register with us, sign up for emails, e-mail us, or contact us via social media sites using the links on our website. We also collect information whenever you choose to provide it in order to use any interactive features on our website such as completing customer surveys, providing feedback and participating in competitions.

1.2 Records of website use

Our website server automatically records information that your browser sends whenever you visit a page on our website, such as your IP address; details of the web browser and operating system that you are using; the date and time of your request; the specific page requested and how you arrived at that page (eg, the search term used to find the page or link clicked to access it). This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns and does not identify any individual.  We use Google Analytics to track this data.

1.3 Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

1.4 Cookies

We may store information about your use of our site and preferences by using cookies which are stored on your computer’s hard drive. Please note that our advertisers may also use cookies. You may refuse to accept cookies or receive notification when you receive cookies by adjusting your privacy settings in your browser. However, if you refuse cookies in a few cases you may be unable to access certain parts of our site or to use all of its functionality

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

1.5 Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

2. How will we use the information about you?

2.1 Information collected about you

We collect information about you to manage your account and, if you agree, to email you about updates on our website that might be of interest to you. Find My Dine will not share your information for marketing purposes with companies outside Find My Dine without your prior explicit consent.

2.2 Marketing

We would like to send you information about updates, events, and / or competitions that might be of interest to you. If you have consented to receive marketing email updates, you may opt out at any time.

3. Who we share your data with

We will not share your information with third parties.

4. How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

5. What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

5.1 Access to your information

You have a right to access, modify and delete the personal information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email us at hello@findmydine.co.uk. We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. In addition to the facilities available on our website which allow us to amend and update details relating to your account, you may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.

6. Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

7 Data Protection Notice

7.1 The purpose of this statement is to set out how we use personal information we may obtain about you.  By registering as a user of our services and by using the Find My Dine website you agree to this use.

7.2 When you register and use this site you will be asked to provide certain information such as your contact details. We will store this data securely. We will use this data to fulfill our agreement with you.

7.3 We may use information you provide or is obtained by us:

    7.3.1 To register you with our website and to administer our website services;

    7.3.2 To provide you with our Find My Dine newsletter if you have opted-in to receive it. We will always provide you with the option of unsubscribing within each newsletter sent.

    7.3.3 To administer any prize draws or competitions you may enter.

7.4 In order that we can monitor and improve the website, we may gather certain information about you when you use it, including details of your domain name and IP address, operating system, browser version and the web site you visited prior to our site.

7.5 Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. Cookies allow us to understand who has seen which pages and advertisements, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited and to determine the most popular areas of our web site. Cookies also allow us to make our web site more user friendly by, for example, allowing us to save your password so that you do not have to re-enter it every time you visit our website. We use cookies so that we can give you a better experience when you return to our website. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You do not have to accept cookies, and you should read the information that came with your browser software to see how you can set up your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This will give you the opportunity to decide whether to accept it.

7.6 We endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal details. However, we cannot guarantee the security of any data you disclose on-line. You accept the inherent security risks of providing information and dealing on-line over the Internet and will not hold us responsible for any breach of security unless this is due to our negligence or willful default.

7.7 You have the right to see personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act) we keep about you. If you are concerned that any of the information we hold on you is incorrect please contact us.

8. Additional information

8.1 Other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. This Privacy Policy only applies to this website, so when you access other websites via our links you should read their own privacy policies.

8.2 Changes to our Privacy Notice

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and we will place any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 27th April 2022.